I just want to sleep!!!
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It's 6:30 am and no sleep yet. I have a baby getting up in a couple of hours and the flu on top of everything. I cried and cried yesterday feeling so bad mentally and physically. Tonight even 2 Ambien CR didn't so the trick. Anyone have any experience with sleep disorder centers. I feel a crash coming. I just can't keep this up. I'm wearing down. Beverly
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Good morning to all. I recently rec'd my program. I am a busy girl and don't have/make enough time to go through the steps as many times as I'd like. One trick I have is I put my DVD in my player in my bedroom and put the tracks on repeat. This way, I hear what I hear when I'm falling asleep, hear the rest thru osmosis, if you will, and hear more if I happen to wake up during the night. I have found that even though I'm only to the third session, I've already started feeling ten times better. I wake up much calmer. The obsessive thoughts have started to wane. I head off to work and/or school and am not as tense and angry driving thru traffic. I came home from work yesterday and didn't care how many red lights I had to go thru. I am not taking sleep meds anymore and I don't put myself to sleep with alcohol every night either. I've upped my exercize program immensely and it has also helped. I bike and swim almost daily. My next task is to finish cleaning out my closets and make my home the showplace it can be. I'm also making my bedroom as comfy and cozy as possible. Making it the kind of place you'd want to fall into in a plush hotel on vacation - but every night. Ha. Loving it. Hope this helps someone out there.
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Gman9259
"He who dwells in the secret place of the most
high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty"
Hugs, In His Love >:D<
Gman9259
"He who dwells in the secret place of the most
high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty"
I understand what you mean when you say, I just want to sleep. I have been going through the same problem. Although, now I have found a few ways of getting a little more sleep then before. I try not to go to sleep until about 11:00pm. That way if I wake up I will be half way through the morning. I also try to squeeze in a good workout in my treadmill and a hot shower to wear my body down and calm it down at the same time. If this does not work, I have had success of switching from my sleep area to another area in which I find is comfortable in my house. I usually fall back to sleep between 15 to 20 minutes. I hope that you find some of my remedies helpful! 
"Common things occur commonly. Uncommon things don't. Therefore, when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." -- C.J. Peters
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Somehwere in the workbook, Carolyn writes about a lady in group that had sleeping issues and she challenged her to use replacement talk. Everytime she got that "oh, no!" feeling about that night's sleep, she was to tell herself, "My sleep will be sweet. I'll be relaxed and calm, etc..."
That's what I do when I have this problem and it really has improved. Never in a million years would I believe it would, but it's worth a shot. I don't fear losing sleep quite as much. As with everything else that we're learning, I think it gets easier each time.
That's what I do when I have this problem and it really has improved. Never in a million years would I believe it would, but it's worth a shot. I don't fear losing sleep quite as much. As with everything else that we're learning, I think it gets easier each time.
Sleep problems are just about the most challenging aspect of the anxiety related conditions.
The info and advice given by everyone here is very good and most helpful.
I had severe insomnia back in November when I was first started experiencing acute anxiety (GAD). Here’s what I found helped me:
1. First I got some sleeping pills from my Dr. This is not the answer but can help get you through the first most critical time. But, after a few weeks s soon as I was able to get more sleep so I stopped taking them. Try to avoid becoming dependant (emotionally) on them.
2. Get as much vigorous exercise as you possibly can every day. (Yes, I know you are tired from lack of sleep but do as much as you can to drain off the nervous tension. If you are exhausted, you WILL sleep. Soldiers during war time have proven this as fact.)
3. Use your bedroom only for sleeping. Do not watch TV in bed or do paperwork or anything else (except sex) in bed. The bed is only for sleeping. You must train your mind for that.
4. Keep your bedroom dark and cool while trying to sleep.
5. Listen to deep relaxation CDs rather than watching TV right before bedtime. Listen to sleep hypnosis CDs in bed (as needed) to help you get back to sleep.
6. I know it’s hard but try not to worry about getting enough sleep. Let go of your expectations about it and just let the feeling of release flow from the top of your head all the way to your toes.
7. Watch you diet! By all means, eliminate caffeine from your diet. Also limit your sugar intake, especially in the evenings. Don’t eat late, don’t over eat or eat things that are hard to digest in the evenings. You should not be eating anything 2 - 3 hours before bed time. I know old habits are hard to break but you must take action, sleep is critical to your health.
8. Avoid any unnecessary things that scare or upset you, like scary movies and TV shows with too much violence or tension. Your subconscious mind doesn’t need that right now.
9. If you wake up and can’t get back to sleep in 15 minutes, get up and read a good (calming) book or listen to the relaxation CD from this course. Do some gentle stretching exercises. Then return to bed a bit later. Don’t just keep laying in bed worrying about not sleeping.
10. Use CPR. I came up with this because it’s easy to remember. Keep telling yourself “I am Calm, I am Peaceful, I am Relaxed”. Even if you don’t believe it, just keep doing it.
I hope this information helps some of you with your sleeping difficulties.
God Bless and Peace and restful sleep be with you.
The info and advice given by everyone here is very good and most helpful.
I had severe insomnia back in November when I was first started experiencing acute anxiety (GAD). Here’s what I found helped me:
1. First I got some sleeping pills from my Dr. This is not the answer but can help get you through the first most critical time. But, after a few weeks s soon as I was able to get more sleep so I stopped taking them. Try to avoid becoming dependant (emotionally) on them.
2. Get as much vigorous exercise as you possibly can every day. (Yes, I know you are tired from lack of sleep but do as much as you can to drain off the nervous tension. If you are exhausted, you WILL sleep. Soldiers during war time have proven this as fact.)
3. Use your bedroom only for sleeping. Do not watch TV in bed or do paperwork or anything else (except sex) in bed. The bed is only for sleeping. You must train your mind for that.
4. Keep your bedroom dark and cool while trying to sleep.
5. Listen to deep relaxation CDs rather than watching TV right before bedtime. Listen to sleep hypnosis CDs in bed (as needed) to help you get back to sleep.
6. I know it’s hard but try not to worry about getting enough sleep. Let go of your expectations about it and just let the feeling of release flow from the top of your head all the way to your toes.
7. Watch you diet! By all means, eliminate caffeine from your diet. Also limit your sugar intake, especially in the evenings. Don’t eat late, don’t over eat or eat things that are hard to digest in the evenings. You should not be eating anything 2 - 3 hours before bed time. I know old habits are hard to break but you must take action, sleep is critical to your health.
8. Avoid any unnecessary things that scare or upset you, like scary movies and TV shows with too much violence or tension. Your subconscious mind doesn’t need that right now.
9. If you wake up and can’t get back to sleep in 15 minutes, get up and read a good (calming) book or listen to the relaxation CD from this course. Do some gentle stretching exercises. Then return to bed a bit later. Don’t just keep laying in bed worrying about not sleeping.
10. Use CPR. I came up with this because it’s easy to remember. Keep telling yourself “I am Calm, I am Peaceful, I am Relaxed”. Even if you don’t believe it, just keep doing it.
I hope this information helps some of you with your sleeping difficulties.
God Bless and Peace and restful sleep be with you.